Welcome to another week full of tech events, Boston! While summer is officially in full swing and coasting by, the discussions, meetups and hackathons that you love have also picked up, with plenty to do on every day of the week between your family vacays and new free time now that the World Cup is over.
From a Cambridge Bitcoin Meetup to a Startup Networking Harbor Cruise, you’ll get your fill of all things in the Boston tech and business scene, and brush up on some skills that you’ve been putting off for months.
Monday 7/14
Summer Business Bootcamp: Financial Modeling Workshop – Join General Assembly tonight for a jump start on how to get your business idea off the ground using financial models. You’ll work in groups to learn when a model is needed, how to build one and how to use it effectively in your business’ setting. Intermediate knowledge of basic Excel commands is recommended, so brush up on those spreadsheets before you get there.
Cambridge Bitcoin Meetup – Interested in Bitcoin? Confused and want to know more? Or, looking to trade some BTC with other folks? Head over to Moska restaurant in Cambridge tonight to discuss anything and everything that has to do with the digital currency.
Getting Started with GitHub – Designers and developers have flocked to GitHub since its launch in 2008 as a way to collaborate on open-source projects. But what’s so special about it? How can you get involved? And how is it different than Git? Lucky for you, this free General Assembly class will go through all of that to make you a pro at GitHub by the end of the night. Beginners are welcome, but be sure to come to class with a laptop, a GitHub account created, and a text editor and Git installed on your computer. Oh, and did we mention it’s free?
Tuesday 7/15
Tech, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll – TDRR is a networking event hosted by Boston University designed to connect scientists and engineers with entrepreneurs, investors and innovators. The event will highlight innovation from within BU’s research programs, and aims to bring together people to make lifelong and successful collaborations. Come enjoy networking with live music by Poor Old Shine, and food, drinks and presentations by BU provost Jean Morrison. Register for the event here.
Annual Boston Harbor Startup Networking Cruise – IEEE Boston Entrepreneurs‘ 12th annual sunset cruise networking event will be held this Tuesday night aboard Mass Bay Line’s ship, Freedom. The cruise will last from 7:15-9:30 p.m. with additional dockside networking until 10:15. A catered dinner and cash bar will be available while entrepreneurs and innovators talk business, technology and startups. Snag your tickets to this event here.
Perspective on DevOps – Come join this panel discussion on devops from the perspective of different roles in an organization. The panel will open with a presentation from Boston DevOps member Dave Fredericks on Building Your All-Star Devops Team, followed by an open discussion. Representatives from Cengage, Cloud Technology Partners, Bitlancer, Scout and Huge will all be in attendance to give their opinions, too.
Wednesday 7/16
LearnLaunch Startup & Pitch Night – LearnLaunch has partnered with TeachPoint to co-host a pitch night for early-stage entrepreneurs, designed to let them showcase their products to an audience of educators and edtech innovators. Following the pitches, there will be a reception at The Venture Cafe for discussion and networking.
Office Hours with Jeremy Halpern – Join Partner and Director of Business Development at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP Jeremy Halpern for office hours on everything from angel investments to entrepreneurship to venture capital. Sign up for your slot here.
Thursday 7/17
Fresh Data: Unlocking Value with Text Analytics – Fresh Data Boston is hosting an interactive discussion with industry experts about their real-world experiences in deriving business value from unstructured “Big Text.” Companies that will be represented at this event include Basis Technology and RapidMiner. Business leaders will also speak to the health care, finance, eDiscovery and consumer sentiment fields to explore how they are currently using text analytics and unstructured data mining.
Fireside Chat with FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel – In this fireside chat you’ll be able to meet with Commissioner Rosenworcel, ask questions and discuss key communications issues including a focus on net neutrality.
Build and Keep and Investable Team – Angel investors and VCs find as much, if not more, value in your team than your ideas. Which means before you pitch that idea, you need a top-notch team behind you. This workshop will uncover hidden traps in how to structure your company, how to bring in the right people and how all these decisions will affect you and your startup down the road when you’re looking for funding. Price of admission is $40, but it’s well worth the investment to get your business started off right.
Friday 7/18
Travel & Education Hackathon – Join LearnLaunch and team up with other developers to create a travel-based app for students. While traveling to new countries is a great opportunity for everyone, not all kids will have the privilege of doing so. These apps aim to help students learn about other cultures and languages to spark curiosity in foreign countries. The hackathon will last from 6 p.m. on Friday to 9 p.m. on Saturday, with food, drinks, networking times and overall prizes at the end. Register here.
Office Hours with James Geshwiler – Join Common Angels MD James Geshwiler in 45 minute office hour sessions to discuss directional info, feedback and a general understanding of how professional investing works. Register here.
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